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UNITED STATES FPATEN T OFFTCE.

GEO. W. WHITE, OF EAST CHESTER, NEV YORK.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 13,534, dated September 4, 1855.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEO. WV. VHITE, of the village of Mount Vernon, townof East Chester, IVestchester county, and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Ink and Pen Holder; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description ot' theconstruction and operation of the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure l, is a perspective view of the holder with pen attached, and thepen cover on the reverse end as used when writing. F ig. 9', is asectional view of the holder without. the pen. Fig. 3, is a perspectiveview of the different parts of the holder when separated. Fig. 4, is aperspective view of the holder with the cover I over the pen.

Fig. 3: Letter A is the barrel for holding the ink. Letter B is a smallround tube, about one third in size of the barrel, and joined on to it,having at the joining and on tube B a small projection c that answersfor a. stop. N ear the end of the small tube B is a hole D made in theside. Letter E is a tube that tits over tube B having the end toward thepen closed, and near the end is a hole D made in the side, correspondingwith the hole in tube B. These holes D D are made after the tube E istted on tube B, by drilling a hole through both tubes at once. At theopen end of this tube E is a stop c made, corresponding with the stop Con tube B. These stops C C are for the purpose ot stopping the tube Ewhile revolving around on tube B at the proper place, so that the holesD D may be together' and allow the ink to pass out into the pen, andalso when turned back to stop the tube E at a place where the holes D Dwill be away from each other, and thus close the holder, so that no inkcan escape. A piece of tube is soldered over these stops C C, on tube Emerely for finish. The holder for the pen is attached on to this tube Ein a manner that the pen can be slipped in, on the side of the tube thatthe hole D is made, so that the ink may be made to flow out into thehollow of the pen and run down to the nibs. Letter F is a short tubeclosed at one end, and made to it in the barrel A at letter G about halfits length, a small rim being solderedin the barrel to prevent its goingany farther, and in the end that tlts in the barrel is a small hole IImade for the purpose of drawing the air through when lling the holderwith ink. Letter I is a tube made to cover the pen with, when carryingthe holder in the pocket or otherwise, and also to put on the reverseend so as to extend the holder when writing as shown in the drawings.

The mode of illing this holder is as follows: lTurn the tube E (that hasthe pen attached,) around on tube B, the way that brings the holes D Dtogether, and pull out the short tube F until the small hole H can beseen, then put the pen part into the ink, and with the mouth draw theink into the holder, which can be kept in the holder by pressing theshort tube F back again to its place in the barrel. For writing, holdthe pen part downward and give the holder a slight jar, which will lillthe pen. lVhen the holes D D are together, and when the holder is not inuse for writing, the tube E is to be turned back on tube B so as toclose the holder as described, these holders to be made of any metallicsubstance or composition, or other material susceptible of form.

Ihat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-The manner of constructing the holder, by having two small tubes, onefitting close over the other, the inner tube joined to the main barrel,and the outer tube having the holder for the pen attached, and having ahole drilled through both tubes on the side that the pen is attached, sothat the ink may flow out into the pen, and when the outer tube isturned or revolved around on the inner tube the holes are turned awayfrom each other, and the holder closed, this outerI tube to be turnedand regulated by means of a small projection on each tube to the placedesired.

GEO. W. VI-IITE. lVtnesses:

GEORGE ARCHER, l/VM. HowE.

